Did You Know? Salman Khan Requested Sanjay Leela Bhansali To REPLACE Aishwarya Rai Bachchan With Katrina Kaif ( Details Inside)

According to reports, Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to make 'Bajirao Mastani' with Bollywood's then-hottest couple, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, but after their bitter breakup, Aishwarya refused to work with Salman again. Salman requested that SLB replace Ash with Katrina Kaif as Mastani. Salman Khan walked immediately to Bhansali's office, got Kat, and said she's your mastani, according to sources. SLB never considered making the film since he wasn't sure Katrna was his mastani.

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Today, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone play 'Bajirao Mastani,' and they afterwards made two more films with SLB, Ram Leela and Padmaavat, which were also long-awaited. " Today who would expect Ranveer and Deepika to be a part of the cast, 12 or 15 years later. They must be in school when I announced the film. It was Salman first and it didn’t work out".

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Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai have been separated for almost 20 years, yet their fans still want to see them on film together. Will it happen again? After the breakup with Ash, Salman Khan dated Katrina Kaif, who is now married to Vicky Kaushal, although they still remain friends. 'Tiger 3' Salman Khan's next upcoming movie starring Katrina .